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Nominees and Awards - Acceptance Speeches

Here is a list of acceptance speeches as spoken by the winners of the American Theatre Wing's 59th Annual Tony Awards®.
 

Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Edward Albee

Best Orchestrations
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza

Best Costume Design of a Play
Jess Goldstein, The Rivals

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Scott Pask, The Pillowman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Adriane Lenox, Doubt

Best Book of a Musical
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book: Rachel Sheinkin

Best Choreography
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Light in the Piazza Music and Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Best Direction of a Play
Doug Hughes, Doubt

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Sara Ramirez, Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Best Special Theatrical Event
Billy Crystal, Billy Crystal 700 Sundays

Best Direction of a Musical
Mike Nichols, Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Revival of a Musical
Producer: James L. Nederlander,La Cage aux Folles

Best Revival of a Play
Jeffrey Richards, Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Bill Irwin, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Cherry Jones, Doubt

Best Play
John Patrick Shanley and Carole Shorenstein Hays, Doubt

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Musical
Bill Haber, Monty Python's Spamalot

Regional Theatre Tony Award®
Dominique Serrand

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The Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.



Did You Know
? The first Tony Awards were held on April 6, 1947 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The evening included dinner, dancing, and the awards ceremony.
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